Bloomsday Montreal Festival 2017

Bloomsday 2017 was a hit!

Thanks to everyone who made this year’s festival a Joy(ce)ful week!

2018 Festival Bloomsday Montréal set for June 13-16

“These heavy sands are language tide and wind have silted here.”

James Joyce

“Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better. We are all born mad. Some remain so. You’re on earth. There’s no cure for that.”

Samuel Beckett

“Read your own obituary notice they say you live longer. Gives you second wind. New lease of life.”

James Joyce

“The human heart, at whatever age, opens only to the heart that opens in return.”

Maria Edgeworth

“We are all the heroes and heroines of our own lives. Our love stories are amazingly romantic; our losses and betrayals and disappointments are gigantic in our own minds.”

Maeve Binchy

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Festival Bloomsday Montréal in Photos

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Festival Bloomsday Montréal 2017

2017 Festival Bloomsday Montreal Opening Event

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2017-06-12 Bloomsday Cultural Exhibit

2017-06-11 Bloomsday Molly Bloom Soliloquy

2017-06-15 Bloomsday Growing Up Irish

2017-06-11 Bloomsday Molly Bloom Soliloquy

2017-06-10 Bloomsday Festival Opener

2017-06-14 Bloomsday Dr Michael Kenneally Ulysses Talk

2017-06-16 Bloomsday Readings

2017-06-12 Bloomsday Cultural Exhibit

2017-06-15 Bloomsday Growing Up Irish

2017-06-10 Bloomsday Festival Opener

(Photography by Thomas Bock – Thomas Bock Creative)

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With Love From Dublin: Bloomsday Montréal Greeting

In 2016 Montreal’s Mayor Coderre declared Montreal and Ireland as ‘twin cities’. In this spirit of fellowship the Lord Mayor of Dublin and Dublin City Council, have gifted us at Festival Bloomsday Montréal 2017 with this lovely video greeting.

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Festival Bloomsday Montréal Newsletter

A Touch of Local Color at the Atwater Library

by Judith Schurman | Jul 18, 2017 | Articles, Bloomsday | 0 Comments

On Thursday, June 15, 2017 Festival Bloomsday Montréal produced a dramatic reading of A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (1916) by James Joyce with actors Jan Gregory, Margaret Nicolai, Clive Brewer, and musicians Kathleen McAuliffe, soprano, and Natalia Davydova, pianist at the Atwater Library.

Quel est l’auteur qui a eu un procès favorable?

by Louise Cauchon | Jul 18, 2017 | Articles, Bloomsday | 0 Comments

Lorsque je lisais que James Joyce espérait que l’issue de son premier procès en 1922 lui soit aussi favorable que ceux de Gustave Flaubert et de Charles Baudelaire, j’eue la puce à l’oreille.
Flaubert fut poursuivi pour atteinte à la morale publique : son livre Madame Bovary racontant les déboires amoureux et monétaires d’une bourgeoise de campagne, se terminant par le suicide de celle-ci, pouvait entrainer les femmes à suivre son exemple par mimesis.

A Succulent Homemade Ketchup Recipe

by Astri Thorvik | Jul 18, 2017 | Articles, Bloomsday, Recipes | 0 Comments

Our last Bloomsday brunch at EVOO was on Sunday, June 11 and we celebrated it with panache. One of the particularly interesting condiments that Peter served with his Irish breakfast was a succulent little homemade ketchup. While Peter’s was superb, I had also experimented with homemade ketchup, trying to avoid all the sugar and fructose that is in the commercial brands. Here is the fruit of my efforts.

Gus O’Gorman Bloomsday Tribute: May 10, 2017

by Festival Bloomsday Montréal | May 15, 2017 | Articles | 0 Comments

On May 10th Festival Bloomsday Montreal held a Tribute to Gus O’Gorman who died on October 27, 2016. Gus was the quintessential member of the Montreal Irish Community. Involved in many aspects of life here in Montreal, Gus loved his work as a radiologist, sports...

What’s in a Name? The Bombadils discuss their latest album, New Shoes

by Tasha Jones | May 15, 2017 | Articles | 0 Comments

This month I met up with Sarah Frank who is one half of the Bombadils—a Celtic and Folk musical duo who have already released three albums. Their first album is named Fill Your Boots, in honor of a popular Newfoundland expression that means to “go for it”. And for...

Where We’ve Been

by Festival Bloomsday Montréal | May 14, 2017 | Articles, Festival News | 0 Comments

Spring has been busy, and there was lots to see and do! Blue Met was a smash success. We rolled out a brand new, nearly three hour walking tour that all of our guests loved. Donovan King thrilled all of us with his wonderful stories and performance. Our Finnegans Wake...